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Post by Zelos Shinigami-Mezmillion on Jan 6, 2010 19:34:52 GMT -5
Zelos returned to his castle after overseeing reconstruction from Everto's attack, still very discouraged he had to resort to summoning Eden to defeat the knight. It was an unfortunate truth Zelos had begun to realize since his battle with Andy on Earth, he is growing weaker. Something is affecting his battle ability, a long time ago that knight would have fell in seconds.
So what's changing now? It was puzzling him to no ends.
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Post by Lady Elexa B'Shera on Jan 6, 2010 19:37:38 GMT -5
"Milord Zelos?"
It was Elexa - she had followed him back here; after all, she felt responsible for helping with the reconstruction efforts, seeing as she had participated in the battle.
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Post by Zelos Shinigami-Mezmillion on Jan 6, 2010 19:42:09 GMT -5
His eyes turned to her and his posture relaxed, a little. A slight turn swayed his cloak a little as he turned to her.
"Yes Milady, what's wrong?"
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Post by Lady Elexa B'Shera on Jan 6, 2010 19:44:23 GMT -5
She smiled. "You seemed... distressed. I..."
She didn't really know what to say.
"I was... worried, about you."
It wasn't a crime to admit that, and it was, for once, the truth.
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Post by Zelos Shinigami-Mezmillion on Jan 6, 2010 19:51:03 GMT -5
Zelos offered no returned smile, not yet. He had a very good poker face, he was used to remaining in the same stoic expression he wore for years. He was not used to feeling human again, especially since he used to bear intentions to slay all in his way...including her.
He was grateful she never knew that.
"I see...thank you for your concerns. I...confess there is something wrong with me. I passed it off as the magic limiting aura of Earth, yet the feeling is still retaining...even as I return to Crepusculum.
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Post by Lady Elexa B'Shera on Jan 6, 2010 19:54:20 GMT -5
Her brows furrowed deeply, and her eyes became thoughtful, pools of amethyst that glowed faintly in the dim light. One hand rose to her chin and her eyes drifted downward.
"That's very troubling," she said thoughtfully. "Do you have any idea what is limiting your strength?"
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Post by Zelos Shinigami-Mezmillion on Jan 6, 2010 20:07:34 GMT -5
"No, I do not." he sighed, looking at his hands. "Somethings...changed since I went to Earth, I am not as...strong as I should be. I would have been able to defeat that knight...I am so confused."
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Post by Lady Elexa B'Shera on Jan 6, 2010 20:14:44 GMT -5
She was, too. Not very many things could sap the strength of a man like Zelos... what had happened to him? Why was he losing his power?
"We'll find the solution," she told him. "If I can do anything to help, I will - just say the word, and I am yours to command."
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Post by Zelos Shinigami-Mezmillion on Jan 6, 2010 20:20:14 GMT -5
"You are not a soldier of Guasto," he said, "You are a Queen of Nerezza, you bow to no one. It is...unfitting of you and your stature."
That was a bit close to the old Zelos Shinigami, it disturbed him a bit so he changed his tone. "What I mean is, you do not need to feel obligated to take orders from me."
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Post by Lady Elexa B'Shera on Jan 6, 2010 20:35:50 GMT -5
She smiled. "How about... any favor you ask of me, I shall grant? Prettier words for the same basic concept." Her eyes stared into his, trying to discern what he was thinking, what he was feeling.
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Post by Zelos Shinigami-Mezmillion on Jan 6, 2010 20:48:28 GMT -5
"...If you wish so. Then you may." he turned his eyes away, the way she was staring at him made him feel uncomfortable. He didn't like it when his feelings were so exposed, and lately he's been seemly readable.
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Post by Lady Elexa B'Shera on Jan 6, 2010 20:56:16 GMT -5
Her eyes looked away, and she felt a little guilty for unsettling him. A part of her watched her own feelings, interested, amused, wondering where these feelings had come from... and yet... the rest of her wished there were some way she could help him, comfort him. She tentatively reached out and placed a hand on his shoulder, hoping he would accept the gesture of support.
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Post by Zelos Shinigami-Mezmillion on Jan 6, 2010 22:34:30 GMT -5
Zelos did not reject the hand, his eyes finally turned to meet hers and some warmth was finally seen in the eyes.
"That knight...said he was with someone named Kain Angelo. Have you heard of him?"
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Post by Lady Elexa B'Shera on Jan 6, 2010 22:57:47 GMT -5
Her eyes went misty as she tried to recall something.
"The name sounds oddly familiar, as though I read it somewhere... I will search my library for any mention of him."
She smiled, a small, soft smile; it was an expression she wasn't used to showing to the world, but it seemed to express itself - an automatic reaction rather than the mask of expression she usually wore. It was a refreshing feeling, to let her emotion show, for once.
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Post by Zelos Shinigami-Mezmillion on Jan 7, 2010 10:58:24 GMT -5
Zelos noted that she had the same feeling that he did when the name was mentioned, as if...a forbidden memory from a long time ago. He also recalled something Nero once told him, about warriors coming from a group called the Saints...was it possible they were connected? The warriors were Guastoian and they spoke as if his father was still in power.
...His father...
"Elexa follow me," he said with sudden urgency. He may have found the answers they were wondering.
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